^^ LOL! (got ninja's, so with '^^' I mean the post above the previous post.)

How many people use a mic on their audiophile headphones.

this thread is insane

1) An audiophile headphone isn't plugged into a pc without DAC + AMP + audio card.
2) When 'talking over skype', you don't have a better sound quality with highend headphones, go buy a cheap pair with a mic, and be happy I gave you this advise as you'll stop wearing out your high end headphones for skype.
3) The by me previously stated reason.
4) Buy something logitech or the sorts.

^^ LOL! (got ninja's, so with '^^' I mean the post above the previous post.)

How many people use a mic on their audiophile headphones.

this thread is insane

1) An audiophile headphone isn't plugged into a pc without DAC + AMP + audio card.
2) When 'talking over skype', you don't have a better sound quality with highend headphones, go buy a cheap pair with a mic, and be happy I gave you this advise as you'll stop wearing out your high end headphones for skype.
3) The by me previously stated reason.
4) Buy something logitech or the sorts.

Sorry i should have said "How many people use a mic with their audiophile headphones. (clip on mic)"

I'm sure you don't swap out the headphones your wearing if you occasionally need to voice chat.

Also I'm not saying people should buy high end cans for better sound quality in Skype, its just that so many people use a separate mic with their headphones, so I'm confused as to why no headphone makers haven't stuck a mic on their products already...

Sorry i should have said "How many people use a mic with their audiophile headphones. (clip on mic)"

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so I'm confused as to why no headphone makers haven't stuck a mic on their products already...

Because audiophiles don't want a mic on their headphones.. they're for listening to music, not chatting with. I certainly don't want a mic on my Grados, it adds complexity and possible EM interference along the cable/in the cans, which I also don't want.

Makers of good quality audio headphones should stick to what they do best, which is audio quality. If you're the type of person who wants to game or chat with the headphones, then you've got the wrong product. Get some gaming headphones, which almost all have mics on them.